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JoHN BEL EDwARDs GOVERNOR
~tate of JLouisiana DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Mr. Ron Curry, Administrator US EPA, Region 6 (6-RA) 1445 Ross Avenue, Suit e 1200 Dallas, Texas 75202
RE: State of Louisiana Recommendat ions for Area Designations 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Dear Mr. Curry:
CHUCK CARR BROWN, PH.D. SECRETARY
In accordance with Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and as the duly appointed represent at ive of t he Governor of Louisiana, I am pleased to submit designation recommendations for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS, which were published on October 26, 2015 (80 FR 65292). These designation recommendations are based on a review of the quality-assured ozone monitoring data for the period 2013-2015.
The recommended designations are outlined in the attached document. These designations are in the format of the Louisiana Air Qua lity Control Regions as set forth in 40 CFR 81.319.
We look forward to working closely with your staff over the next year on EPA's issuance of the f inal 2015 Ozone NAAQS designations. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Donald Trahan, Administrator ofthe Air Permits Division, at (225) 219-3181.
SinUJ;c ()_ Chuck Carr Brown, Ph.D. Secretary
C: Mark Hansen, Associate Director of Air Programs, EPA Region 6 Guy Donaldson, Chief Air Planning Section, EPA Region 6
Attachment
Post Office Box 4301 • Baron Rouge, Louisiana 70821 -4301 • Phone 225-2 19-3953 • Fax 225-219-3971 www.deq.louisiana.gov
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State of Louisiana
2015 Ozone Designation Recommendations
Designated Area
• Caldwell Parish
• Catahoula Parish
• Concordia Parish
• East Carroll Parish
• Franklin Parish
• Grant Parish
• La Salle Parish
• Madison Parish
• Morehouse Parish
• Ouachita Parish
• Richland Parish
• Tensas Parish
• Union Parish
• West Carroll Parish
AQCR 019 Monroe-EI Dorado Interstate Recommended Designation
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AQCR 022 Shreveport-Texarkana-Tyler Interstate
Designated Area
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Avoyelles Parish
Bienville Parish
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
• Claiborne Parish
• DeSoto Parish
• Jackson Parish
• Lincoln Parish
• Natchitoches Parish
• Rapides Parish
• Red River Parish
• Sabine Parish
• Vernon Parish
• Webster Parish
• Winn Parish
Recommended Designation
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AQCR 106 S. Louisiana-S.E. Texas Interstate
Designated Area
• Acadia Parish
• Allen Parish
• Ascension Parish
• Assumption Parish
• Beauregard Parish
• Calcasieu Parish
• Cameron Parish
• East Baton Rouge Parish
• East Feliciana Parish
• Evangeline Parish
• Iberia Parish
• lberville Parish
• Jefferson Davis Parish
• Jefferson Parish
• Lafayette Parish
• Lafourche Parish
• Livingston Parish
• Orleans Parish
• Plaquemines Parish
• Pointe Coupee Parish
• St. Bernard Parish
• St. Charles Parish
• St. Helena Parish
• St. James Parish
• St. John the Baptist Parish
• St. Landry Parish
• St. Martin Parish
• St. Mary Parish
• St. Tammany Parish
• Tangipahoa Parish
• Terrebonne Parish
• Vermilion Parish
• Washington Parish
• West Baton Rouge Parish
• West Feliciana Parish
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